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Table 1 Demographic, surgical, and anesthetic characteristics of the study population

From: Effects of combined warmed preoperative forced-air and warmed perioperative intravenous fluids on maternal temperature during cesarean section: a prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trial

 

Intervention(n = 68)

Control(n = 64)

Age, y

28.5 ± 5.1

27.5 ± 4.6

BMI, kg/m2

28.1 ± 3.2

28.4 ± 3.4

Gestation, weeks

38.6 ± 1.4

38.7 ± 1.3

Gravidity

2.0 [1.0–3.5]

2.0 [1.0–3.0]

Parity

1.0 [0.0–1.0]

1.0 [0.0–1.0]

ASA I, n(%)

56(82.4%)

52(81.3%)

Hypotension, n(%)

30(44.1%)

28(43.8%)

Ephedrine,mg

13.6 ± 9.7

12.5 ± 8.5

Vomiting, n(%)

7(10.3%)

6(9.4%)

Estimated blood loss, mL

272 ± 70

267 ± 74

Exposed time, min duration,min

50.2 ± 7.7

48.9 ± 8.1

Baseline temperature, °C

36.7 ± 0.4

36.7 ± 0.3

Prespinal temperature, °C

37.0 ± 0.3

36.6 ± 0.3

Preoperative ambient temperature, °C

22.6 ± 0.6

22.9 ± 0.8

OR ambient temperature, °C

23.9 ± 0.7

24.2 ± 0.8

PACU ambient temperature, °C

23.2 ± 0.6

22.8 ± 0.6

Preoperative crystalloid amount, mL crystalloid amount

371 ± 55

363 ± 55

Total crystalloid amount, mL

1291 ± 246

1343 ± 264

  1. Data are expressed as means ± SDs, medians [interquartile ranges], or numbers (%)
  2. Exposed time: including surgery duration, clean up time, and finding sheets time
  3. BMI body mass index, ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists, OR operating room, PACU post-anesthesia care unit